Sunday, June 11, 2017

ANIMATED MOVIE WEEKEND: 1ST PHOTOS FOR SONY'S 'THE STAR' STORY OF 1ST CHRISTMAS, 'HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS' ANIMATED VERSION, 'DRAGON RIDER' AND 'TROL: THE TALE OF A TAIL'

1ST 'THE STAR' PHOTOS
THE STORY OF FIRST CHRISTMAS
We're launching the second day of our animated movies weekend with the first photos arriving from Sony's THE STAR the story of first
Zachary Levi lends his voice to Joseph
Christmas which should arrive into cinemas this November, although I have a feeling they might push the date given there's been virtually no marketing for the movie so far!
THE STAR follows a small but brave donkey named Bo who yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock, and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and
Christopher Plummer voices King Herod in the movie
some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow THE STAR and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.

HOW GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 
NEW ANIMATED MOVIE VERSION
Speaking of Christmas, it might get stolen in November 2018 animated movie HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS which will feature the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch. You can check out
Cumberbatch already lent his voice in Penguins of Madagascar
the first photos from the film about  a green grumpy Grinch who plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.

'DRAGON RIDER' 
FIRST PHOTO RELEASED
There is also the first photo from mediaeval animated adventure DRAGON RIDER  a family movie about an unlikely trio of heroes, a dragon, a thief and a mountain brownie, and their epic journey to find
The movie is based on Cornelia Funke fantasy novel
the Rim of Heaven, a safe haven for dragons. Their quest leads them from the wilds of Scotland, halfway round the world, to the Himalayas.

'TROLL: THE TALE OF A TAIL' 
 BASED ON AN ASIAN LEGEND
Also hitting cinemas November, but this year, is Chinese English language animated movie TROLL: THE TALE OF A TAIL produced
Troll will have Chinese language version too
over in Canada! Based on the ancient Chinese text The Book of Mountains and Seas, it follows Chui Mu, a young troll prince​ of the ​Zhou Rao Kingdom. When Chui Mu's father, King Zhou Mo's tail is snatched by a human Troll Hunter, he turns to stone. With King Zhou Mo gone, the once idyllic troll valley falls under the tyrannical rule of his cousin Chuan. Chui Mu and Freia, a feisty troll girl, with their two headed eccentric friend Jutul, must risk their lives in an epic journey into the human world to retrieve Chui Mu’s father's tail, conquer Chuan and his army, and bring King Zhou Mo back to life and to his throne.

8 comments:

  1. So many animated movies on the go these days. I was terrified when I saw the Grinch reboot (love the original!) but Cumberbatch made me less nervous. We'll see!

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    1. That is the one I'm not least interested in :) Never liked the movie in the first place

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  2. You know I love animated flicks! These all look great, but I'm especially excited to see what they do with The Grinch!

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    1. it was originally supposed to be out this year, but they then pushed it to the next one! I saved the best ones for Sunday Animated Movie Weekend Highlight :)

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  3. My kids have been going crazy with dragons! After How to Train Your Dragon movies and TV series, they just can't get enough of it

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  4. It's nice seeing Mary and Joseph not depicted as white people. The movie sounds like a cute tale. The Grinch can just have my money. I'm sold. Really love animation. I was a bit curious about Trolls but that trailer made it a rental at best. Sigh.

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    1. why would they not be white? Aren't they imaginary people? :)
      Trolls really look cheap, indeed

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